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Goofus (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Goofus'" is a 1930 popular song with music written by Wayne King and William Harold and lyrics by Gus Kahn.
Popular cover versions
Les Paul recorded the song in 1950 and his version was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1192. The record first reached the 'Billboard' charts on September 29, 1950, peaking at number 21.
Phil Harris released his version on October 13, 1950. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 203968. The other side of the release, 'The Thing'. became the hit but the matrix number of Harris' single shows 'Goofus' as the A-side. Chet Atkins recorded "Goofus" in 1960 for the studio album 'Chet Atkins' Workshop', RCA Victor catalog LSP-2232.
The Carpenters version
The Carpenters attempted to repopularize the song in 1976, when it was released as a single from their album 'A Kind of Hush'. However, as a sign of the duo's declining popularity at the time, it was the first Carpenters A-side single since "Ticket to Ride" in 1970 to fail to make the top 40 portion of the 'Billboard' Hot 100, or to reach either #1 or #2 on the Easy Listening chart.Chart performance
References
Category:1930 songs
Category:1950 singles
Category:1976 singles
Category:The Carpenters songs
Category:Songs with music by Wayne King
Category:Songs with lyrics by Gus Kahn
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